CLANDESTINE in a Sentence

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1. After avoiding their chaperon, the lovers had a clandestine meeting.

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 Meanings and Examples of CLANDESTINE
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clandestine
 a.  secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Classic Sentence:
1  If it could not be done with Mr. Mills's sanction and concurrence, I besought a clandestine interview in the back kitchen where the Mangle was.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 38. A DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
2  That opening of the door which I had heard after I had returned to my room might mean that he had gone out to keep some clandestine appointment.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
3  If it had been Sid, she would have had no misgivings to alloy her delight; but since it was Tom, she watched the bottle clandestinely.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
Example Sentence:
1  After avoiding their chaperon, the lovers had a clandestine meeting.